Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1714 I want to stand on the shoulders of giants

“HUUUUUUUUUUUUUU—LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!!”

Sanchez drawled and roared.

Pirates Park was also filled with cheers.

In fact, compared with Hu Lai's first goal in this game, this goal is really mediocre. It is neither beautiful nor has any special technical difficulty.

It's just a very ordinary shot in front of the goal.

But just like another characteristic of Hulay, he is always good at scoring key goals at critical moments.

When Catalonia relied on Kabangca's second goal to equalize the score, and their morale was high, and they might overturn the Madrid Pirates in the away game, everyone was worried about the Pirates.

Especially since Catalonia United has made it clear that they are going to play a defensive counterattack. What if the entire Madrid Pirates team presses forward and the opponent seizes the opportunity to hit the ball from behind?

At this time, Hu Lai's goal is crucial.

Even if it's just an ordinary goal, it's worth thousands of dollars.

In terms of importance, maybe even more so than his first ball of the game.

The huge cheers at the scene were all given to "Mr. Key" Hu Lai.

The coaches in the Madrid Pirates dugout rushed out to celebrate with hugs.

Everyone felt a sudden lightness on their bodies, and Hu Lai took away the crumbling boulder that was hanging precariously above their heads.

Although the game is not over yet, it cannot be said that the Madrid Pirates will defeat Catalonia United with this goal.

But at least Hulay's goal gave all Pirates fans huge confidence.

It has happened many times before that Hulay scored in the last ten minutes of the game and then helped the team win the game.

So for Madrid Pirates fans, as long as Hulay scores in the last ten minutes, the team's chance of winning will greatly increase.

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Listening to the huge cheers from the home fans, this time Kabangka did not feel frustrated and depressed like last season, and even regretted it.

No, none of these emotions.

Kabangka knows very well how powerful Hulay is, and he is not surprised at all when Hulay scored twice.

Therefore, he knew how difficult it would be for him to defeat Hu Lai here.

It must be all-out effort,

Then you have to rely on some luck...

The game is not over yet, there is about ten minutes left including injury time.

Kabangka isn't about to give up.

He knows it will be difficult to defeat Hu Lai, so he will go all out.

The Madrid Pirates players surrounded Hulay and returned to their own half.

Every one of them had a smile on their face.

Kabangka watched them laughing and passing by him, secretly feeling that this was a revelation from God to him.

He will be able to crush the Pirates' victory on the road.

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"Kabanka——!"

Amidst the roar of the commentator, Kabangka suddenly fired a cold arrow at the front of the penalty area!

The football moves forward quickly against the turf!

Seeing that Hywell was unable to save, he was blocked from the bottom line by an outstretched leg!

"Danny Drew! He made a key defensive play!"

"After the Madrid Pirates took the lead, Catalan United's morale did not seem to be affected, and their offense became even more crazy... At the instruction of head coach Reilly Vicente, Catalan United pressed forward across the board! Don't care at all How much space will there be behind them..."

"Catail United really don't have the right to think about the space behind them. After all, if they don't attack, they will definitely lose..."

"Being only one goal behind, Catalonia still has a chance. Although it is unrealistic to say that we can turn a defeat into a victory, if we can draw with Madrid Pirates away from home, that is a completely acceptable result!"

In response to Catalonia's crazy counterattack, Parotti did not sit still and wait for death.

He immediately chose to defend and counterattack. As an arrow figure, Hu Lai retreated, changing from the most advanced center to a shadow forward.

During the counterattack, Camara and Toni were the most forward.

Hulay has joined Madrid Pirates for the third season and has been practicing integrating into the team's passing and control system.

So even if he is far away from the goal, he can still use his passing and running to help other teammates.

Facing Catalonia's aggressive offensive, the Pirates soon relied on Kamara's counterattack and cut inside, and almost scored.

At that time, because Hulay pulled out in the middle and took away Paul Fortune, Catalonia did not have enough defensive forces in front of the goal, allowing Camara to seize the opportunity to shoot.

Fortunately, their goalkeeper Toney Schulman was focused and blocked Kamara's shot with one palm.

Then the ball was cleared by team captain Rosas who was back on defense.

Catalan United escaped.

Of course, Catalonia does not have no chance of threatening the Madrid Pirates goal.

In the 87th minute of the game, Catalonia United besieged the Madrid Pirates and had two consecutive shots.

These two shots actually did not threaten the goal guarded by Hywell.

But this third time...

Kabangka shot in the penalty area of ​​Madrid Pirates!

This time Hewel failed to save, but the football did not fly into the goal. Instead, it bypassed his fingers, hit the goal post hard, and bounced to Salado!

Salado didn't expect the football to fall at his feet. He was unprepared and took a shot in a hurry.

But when facing an empty goal, he pushed the football away!

"Salado! Salado... Oops! He pushed a close shot away! It's unbelievable! Look at Salado's expression... His eyes widened, as if he too I can’t believe it!”

"Oh my God! What is Salado doing?! How could he miss such a ball?! This ball is really a ball that can be played by my grandma!"

The commentators exclaimed.

After the initial exclamation, there was a huge roar of laughter at Pirates Park.

Shouts of "Thank you, Salado" echoed over Pirates Park again.

Salado himself was even more shocked, unable to believe that he had missed such a perfect opportunity.

He first looked at the empty goal, then turned to look at the football that flew out of the baseline. Finally, he raised his hands and covered his face.

Even he himself couldn't bear to look at it...

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This great opportunity wasted by Mario Salado was also Catalonia's last chance.

After that, although there were still a few minutes left in the game, Catalonia could no longer organize a threatening offensive.

The score remained unchanged until the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

In the end, Madrid Pirates defeated Catalonia United 3:2 at home.

Won the most important game in the early stages of the league.

At the post-match press conference, Catalan United head coach Reilly Vicente seemed very unconvinced by the loss:

"Before this game, our main midfielder Van der Stern was unable to play due to injury, so we seemed very passive in the midfield. But despite this, we only lost a small goal. I want to wait until the second half of the season. When the two sides fight again, it will definitely not be like this."

A reporter asked him what he thought of Salado's wasted chance at the last moment.

He chose to side with his players:

"Salado is a very good and hard-working player. All he lacks is luck. Yes, he was not very lucky with this ball, that's all. I don't think he should bear the responsibility for the team's loss... …”

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While Vicente was attending the post-match press conference, Mario Salado was sitting dejectedly in the locker room, not even changing.

He was naked from the waist up, sitting alone on a chair in a daze.

Some teammates tried to come up to comfort him, but he turned a blind eye.

It wasn't until Kabangka sat next to him and put his hand on his shoulder that he finally reacted - turning to look at the Brazilian.

"It's not your fault for that ball. It's hard for almost everyone to react in such a sudden situation."

Salado was surprised to hear Kabangka say this: "I thought you were here to complain that I wasted that opportunity..."

Kabangka smiled and said: "Am I that harsh in your heart?"

"Yes." Salado said straightforwardly.

Kabangka was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "If we want to regain the championship, we must demand ourselves more strictly."

"But you have stricter requirements on all of us..." Salado couldn't help but said what was in his heart.

Then he quickly made up for it: "Well, I mean... you are a person as famous as Merry. You can change the outcome of the game on your own. You can do it yourself..."

Kabangka shook his head decisively after hearing this: "No. I can't do it alone. I need the help of my teammates."

"Oh, that's a sign of weakness." Salado reflexively stabbed Kabangca again. "As someone with the same name as Merry, how can you say that?"

Kabangka didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "I'm not that fool like Meili. I just want to challenge Hu. Do you know why I chose to come to Catalonia United in the first place?"

Salado shook his head: "I don't know."

"Because I want to stand on the shoulders of giants." Kabangca said generously, "Catalan United is that giant."

After saying that, he stood up.

"I'll still be watching you in training, Mario. You are the left arm of a giant."

He turned and left, while Mario Salado sat in his seat, staring at his back in a daze.

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